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im in option 3level college
i will do a spellout of little house on the prairie because growing up i loved the tv show
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l - Sweet Reunion ( author shawn lane)
i- Innocent Getaway
t-The Lion of Kent
t-Taking Shelter
l- My Girlfriend's Daddy mc last name (lowery)
e-Professor: A First Time Novel mc ellie
h- Innocent Christmasmc (haley)
o-'Owning Her Innocence
u- Under The Mistletoe
s-Their Stepsistermc ( sarah)
e-Scarred mc elena
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n-Falling For The Boss mc nathaniel
t- Loving My Neighbor mc trent
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p-Prescription for Love: A friends-to-lovers gay romance
r-Coachauthor last name (riley)
a -Mechanicauthor first name ( alexa)
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r-Geisha for Hire mc reuben
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e-Lassoing His Cowgirl mc evelyn
Embrace Your Inner ChildJune 2016
I'll do the spell-it-out option using the book title Drama.
Level Kindergarten: 2 to 5 books
5/5 completed
Drama
D - Dunn, Katherine - Geek Love - 6/9 ★★★★★
R - Resident Alien by Quentin Crisp - 6/19 ★★★★
A - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield - 6/10 ★★★★
M - Mitchell, David - Slade House - 6/18 ★★★★
A - Armstrong, Kelley - Living with the Dead - 6/14 ★★★
Embrace your Inner ChildLevel: Junior High
Option: 3 (Spell it out)
Duration: 1-30 June
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I'm done!Option # 1: Read, Read, Read!
Level: Kindergarten 2-5 books--READ: 3/3
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6/193. The False Prince 6/21
Nothing But Reading Challenges Monthly/Seasonal Challenges > June Challenge: Embrace Your Inner Child
June 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016
Completed 0/??
Option #1 Read, Read, Read!
Level: Kindergarten 2-5 books
Books:
1. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
2. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Oh my goodness, I am in! I have been meaning to update some of my classroom read aloud novels and some of the books I was looking at are on this list! Seems like a perfect coincidence. I am going to start out with level: middle grade.
2. Brown Girl Dreaming
3. Chains
4. Echo
5. Fablehaven
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Inside Out and Back Again
9. The Lightning Thief
10. The One and Only Ivan
I am totally in for this challenge!I select Option 3 and am aiming for Junior High!
W - Wolverine Classic, Vol. 2 by Chris Claremont 09/06
A - The Awakening of Ren Crown by Anne Zoelle 02/06
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S - Ultimate Productivity by Jim Stovall 13/06
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I would love to do this and try to reach the College Level by reading 21+ of the books on that list. So many are on my TBR and I want to read them all! But I might end up doing a Spell-It-Out instead since my "plan" is sort of locked up for June. I'll edit this post once I have things sorted out. (But it might not be until the end of the month!) :-)
UPDATE/EDIT: So I didn't get even close to 21 books read in June. Sadly, I only read 10. So I found titles to spell that equal out to 10 books and I managed to fit my books-read into the letters for those two titles: Echo (by Pam Muñoz Ryan) and Wonder (by R.J. Palacio).
I completed Middle Grade! 10 Books Read. :-)
E - Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer. Read 06/28/2016.
C - Cathy, a character in Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green. Finished 06/22/2016.
H - Helen, a character in The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. Finished 06/30/2016.
O - Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds by Tom Hoffman. Finished 06/23/2016.
W - Wendy, a character in The Shining by Stephen King. Finished 06/27/2016.
O - Owens (family name), characters in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Finished 06/20/2016.
N - Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth. Finished 06/13/2016.
D - Death, a character in Sourcery by Terry Pratchett. Finished 06/08/2016.
E - Esme, a character in Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. Finished 06/18/2016.
R - Rory, a character in Alchemystic by Anton Strout. Finished 06/02/2016.
I'm in!Embrace Your Inner Child
Option 3: Spell-it-Out
College Level 21+
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Books Read: 22 of 22
Completed on: Jun 23, 2016
✔︎ L: Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble - Title |★★★★★| Jun 11
✔︎ I: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K Hamilton
(Cont'd) ---> Ch: Irving |★★★★★| Jun 23
✔︎ T: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - Title |★★★★| Jun 2
✔︎ T: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Mass Series: Throne of Glass |★★★★| Jun 9
✔︎ L: Plum Lucky by Stephanie Evanovich - Ch: Lula|★★★★| Jun 20
✔︎ E The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian - Char: Elizabeth |★★★★| Jun 5
✔︎ H: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton - Author |★★★★| Jun 2
✔︎ O: The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer - Ch: Ombersley |★★★★★| Jun 21
✔︎ U: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - Ch: Ubie |★★★★| Jun 20
✔︎ S: Friction by Sandra Brown - Author|★★★★★| Jun 12
✔︎ E Ashfall by Mike Mullin Ch: Edmunds |★★★★| Jun 15
✔︎ O: The Crush by Sandra Brown - (Ch: Oren |★★★| Jul 17
✔︎ N: Born in Shame by Nora Roberts - Author |★★★★★| Jun 8
✔︎ T: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkowski - Title |★★★★| Jun 7
✔︎ H: Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Title |★★★★| Jun 9
✔︎ E: The Crown by Kiera Cass - Ch: Eadlyn |★★★★| Jun 14
✔︎ P: The Jewel by Amy Ewing - Ch: Patience |★★★★| Jun 18
✔︎ R: Robert B. Parker's Blackjack by Robert Knott - Author |★★★★| Jun 1
✔︎ A: A Thread Unbroken by Kay Bratt - Title |★★★★| Jun 4
✔︎ R: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore - Char: Ray |★★★★| Jun 11
✔︎ I: In Plain Sight by C. J. Box - Title |★★★★| Jun 15
✔︎ E: Free Fire by C. J. Box Ch: Erin |★★★★★| Jun 23
I think I'll try for the college level using spell it out. My title is "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon".
Just to clarify, if we finish the college level we get a total of 2 coins?
Embrace Your Inner Child
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Just to clarify, if we finish the college level we get a total of 2 coins?
Embrace Your Inner Child
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I am totally in for this one! I have already read 43 of them. I will be doing:Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Duration: June 1-30, 2016
Level: College
22/21
1. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
3. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
4. Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
5. The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) by Kazu Kibuishi
6. Out From Boneville (Bone #10 by Jeff Smith
7. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
8. Avatar the Last Airbender (The Promise #10 by Gene Luen Yang
9. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
10. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond]
11. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
12. Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
13. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
14. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
15. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
16. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
17. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
18. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
19. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
20. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
21. Aesop's Fables by Aesop
22. The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Amy wrote: "Just to clarify, if we finish the college level we get a total of 2 coins?"
Yep.
Wait... For this challenge is one coin only.
And thanks Amy, I forgot to change the level... copy and paste... That's the price for being lazy,,Anyway, welcome to the challenge everybody!
okay so one coin, got it :p thanks!
I"m in. I'm excited to knock out some of the books on this list. I'm going to start out at the low level and work my way up if I get on a roll.Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Level: Kindergarten
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June Challenge: Embrace Your Inner Child. June 1st to June 30th.Level: Junior-High: 11 to 15 books. Option #3: Spell It!
Read: 13/13
My word will be Charlotte's Web because I love this book!
C. The Beach Holiday 6/6/16
H. Husband Wanted: Will Train 6/6/16
A. Through the Killing Glass 10/6/16
R. The Rancher Takes A Bride 4/6/16
L. Caribou's Gift by Eve Langlais 23/6/16
O. orange: The Complete Collection 1 7/6/16
T. Touch of Tenderness 23/6/16
T. Text Order Bride 23/6/16
E. 49 Questions to Annoy Your Parents 1/6/16
S. Suitors of Seattle Books 1-4 Box Set 23/6/16
W. The Wee Free Men 2/6/16
E. 49 Excuses for Not Doing Your Homework 1/6/16
B. The Bad Beginning 4/6/16
Option #1: Read! Read! Read!Kindergarten: 2 to 5 books
I will try and read my books from the Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads!
1. The BFG - not on the Top 100 list
O-1: Kindergarden1. Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
2. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
3. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
4. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
5. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Dude! I'm totally in for this challenge! :D This will be fun :)I'm aiming for the college level. I want the badge! :)
Books Finished: 9
List of Options:
4. The Diary of a Young Girl
5. The Graveyard Book
8. Little Women
12. The Neverending Story
13. Watership Down
15. The Ruins of Gorlan
16. Princess Academy
17. Keys to the Demon Prison
18. Peter and the Starcatchers
19. The Mysterious Benedict Society
20. A Little Princess
21. The Book of Three
Ohhh right up my alley! Option one Level College?1. The Giver
2. Smile
3. When You Reach Me
4. A Handful of Stars
5. The Book of Three
6. The Little Prince
7. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
8. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
9. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
10. The Stonekeeper
11. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1
12. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
13. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
14. Aesop's Fables
15. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
16. The Graveyard Book
17. Number the Stars
18. Calvin and Hobbes
19. Drama
20. Awkward
21. Mockingbird
Woo Hooo! Coins Coins Coins!!!!!!!!
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Two of my books just came in at the library. So, I should be able to get to them this week. I'll be finishing up the
series first.
I'm in!Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Read: 1/13
1. Charlotte's Web (Read 14/06)
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
3. A Bear Called Paddington
4. The Borrowers
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6. Aesop's Fables
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8. The Hobbit
9. The Incredible Journey
10. Matilda
11. Mary Poppins
12. Little Women
13. Little House on the Prairie
I'm in.Level: Middle Grade 6 - 10 books
Option #1
1. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
4. Watership Down by Richard Adams
5. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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Duration: June 1st to June 30thLevels: Kindergarten: 2 to 5 books
Option: 1&2
Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Read any book from the list. In case of books in a series, any book from that series counts.
Option #2: Read & Watch
Read a book from the list. Then watch the Movie/TV Show/Play it inspired. Tell us what you think of the adaptation.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesJune Challenge: Embrace Your Inner Child
Duration: 6/1/2016 - 6/30/2016
~A Reading Challenge~
June 1st is International Children's Day and here at NBRC we're celebrating it using The Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads!
Progress: 12 out of 12
Levels:
Kindergarten: 2 to 5 books
Middle-Grade: 6 to 10 books
Junior-High: 11 to 15 books
High-School: 16 to 20 books
College: 21+ books
Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Read any book from the list. In case of books in a series, any book from that series counts.
Option #2: Read & Watch
Read a book from the list. Then watch the Movie/TV Show/Play it inspired. Tell us what you think of the adaptation.
Option #3: Spell It!
You no longer read children or young adult books. Or maybe you're just not in the mood for them. Not a problem. Pick any title from the list and spell-it-out using the usual rules(*)
A: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hot Six - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
P: Paul Cornell; Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood - ***** - 6/17/2016
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; This Heart of Mine - *** - 6/29/2016
F: Faith Hunter; WeSa and the Lumber King - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
B: Bill Barnes; Frequently Asked Questions - *** - 6/20/2016
L: Dalai Lama XIV; The Art of Happiness at Work - ***** - 6/29/2016
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
S: Jill Shalvis; Animal Magnetism - **** - 6/30/2016
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word
I want a spessartite coin, so I'll give this a go.June: Embrace Your Inner Child
Duration: June 1 - June 30 (starting Jun 10)
Option: 1 - Read! Read! Read!
Level: College (21+ books)
1. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr (Jun 10)
2. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (Jun 10)
3. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (Jun 11)
4. The Giver by Lois Lowry (Jun 12)
5. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (June 12)
6. The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake (Jun 13)
7. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine (Jun 16)
8. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Jun 18)
9. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (Jun 20)
10. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Jun 22)
11. A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord (Jun 23)
12. The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (Jun 26)
13. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (Jun 26)
14. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Jun 27)
15. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Jun 28)
16. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Jun 28)
17. See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles (Jun 28)
18. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Jun 29)
19. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Jun 29)
20. Alice's Adventures In Wonder Land and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll (Jun 30)
21. The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (Jun 30)
Phew! Finished just in time, though the last few days have been a sprint.
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I am in! College level I am aiming for 1) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll
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Embrace your Inner ChildDuration: June 1st to June 30th
Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Level: College: 21+ books
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I just recorded my 21st book...so completed college level! I will see how many more I can get done before the end of the month!A thoroughly enjoyable challenge for me, thank you! I have now read 64/100.
I'm done!Option # 1: Read, Read, Read!
Level: Kindergarten 2-5 books--READ: 3/3
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Way to go, Cheryl and Lara! Congrats!!! :-)
Jen wrote: "Way to go, Cheryl and Lara! Congrats!!! :-)"Thanks! That was a really enjoyable challenge for me!!!
I scaled back because I'm experiencing a bit of a book/time crunch toward the end of the month, but completed Kindergarten level doing the spell-it-out option.5/5 completed
Drama
D - Dunn, Katherine - Geek Love - 6/9 ★★★★★
R - Resident Alien by Quentin Crisp - 6/19 ★★★★
A - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield - 6/10 ★★★★
M - Mitchell, David - Slade House - 6/18 ★★★★
A - Armstrong, Kelley - Living with the Dead - 6/14 ★★★
That's great, Beth! Congrats. :-) I'll probably need to scale back, too. I think I've only read seven books this month so far. Distractions abound and have taken over my life, sadly. But I'm still hoping to finish a couple more, so I'm holding off on updating my post (not that I have anything in it, yet, lol). :-)
Mary wrote: "I am in! College level I am aiming for 1) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll
2) Anne of Ingleside- L.M. Montgomery
3)The Bad Beginning- Lemony Snicket
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Done!Progress: 12 out of 12
Option #3: Spell It!
You no longer read children or young adult books. Or maybe you're just not in the mood for them. Not a problem. Pick any title from the list and spell-it-out using the usual rules(*)
A: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hot Six - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
P: Paul Cornell; Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood - ***** - 6/17/2016
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; This Heart of Mine - *** - 6/29/2016
F: Faith Hunter; WeSa and the Lumber King - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
B: Bill Barnes; Frequently Asked Questions - *** - 6/20/2016
L: Dalai Lama XIV; The Art of Happiness at Work - ***** - 6/29/2016
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
S: Jill Shalvis; Animal Magnetism - **** - 6/30/2016
Well, I didn't even make it halfway to College Level. But I did complete Middle Grade! I only read 10 books in June. *sigh* So I found titles to spell out that totaled 10 letters and then pigeon-holed my books-read in to count. :-)
Congratulations to everyone who met their goals for this challenge! :-)
Done!O-1: Kindergarden
1. Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
2. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
3. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
4. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
5. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
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June 1st is International Children's Day and here at NBRC we're celebrating it using The Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads!
Duration: June 1st to June 30th
Levels:How To: Pick one or more options below and embrace your inner child!
Option #1: Read! Read! Read!
Read any book from the list. In case of books in a series, any book from that series counts.
Option #2: Read & Watch
Read a book from the list. Then watch the Movie/TV Show/Play it inspired. Tell us what you think of the adaptation.
Option #3: Spell It!
You no longer read children or young adult books. Or maybe you're just not in the mood for them. Not a problem. Pick any title from the list and spell-it-out using the usual rules(*)
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word